חייב – must, should, bound, obliged – Hebrew conjugation tables

Adjective – kattal pattern

Root: ח - י - ב

The middle radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

must, should, bound, obliged

Singular		Plural
Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
חַיָּב ~ חייב chayav must, should, bound, obliged	חַיֶּבֶת ~ חייבת chayevet must, should, bound, obliged	חַיָּבִים ~ חייבים chayavim must, should, bound, obliged	חַיָּבוֹת ~ חייבות chayavot must, should, bound, obliged

Word	Root	Part of speech	Meaning
הִתְחַייְּבוּת hitchayvut	ח - י - ב	Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine	liability, commitment, undertaking
חוֹב chov	ח - י - ב	Noun – masculine	debt
לָחוּב lachuv	ח - ו - ב	Verb – pa'al	to owe, to be obliged
חוֹבָה chova	ח - י - ב	Noun – feminine	obligation; debt
לְחַייֵּב lechayev	ח - י - ב	Verb – pi'el	to charge, to require, to oblige, to force someone
לְהִתְחַייֵּב lehitchayev	ח - י - ב	Verb – hitpa'el	to commit, to undertake
חִיּוּב chiyuv	ח - י - ב	Noun – kittul pattern, masculine	obligation, debit; positivity, agreement; conviction
חִיּוּבִי chiyuvi	ח - י - ב	Noun – masculine	positive
חִיּוּבִי chiyuvi	ח - י - ב	Adjective	positive
חַייָּב chayav	ח - י - ב	Noun – kattal pattern, masculine	debtor
מְחוּיָּב mechuyav	ח - י - ב	Adjective – mekuttal pattern	obliged, committed
מְחוּיָּבוּת mechuyavut	ח - י - ב	Noun – feminine	obligation, responsibility, commitment